THIS WAY OUT the international gay & lesbian radio magazine RUNDOWN for Program #781, distributed 03/17/03 (hosted this week by Greg Gordon and produced with Lucia Chappelle) An activist smashes gay male stereotypes finding "Soul Beneath the Skin"; The U.S. state of Missouri is set to kick around its queer students; Equality triumphs in the Australian Capital Territory, Britain's Commons crushes "no promo homo" Section 28, Tanzanian clerics protest gay tourists, an Egyptian civilian court re-convicts 21 of the "Cairo 52", Thai troopers' tight trousers attract unwanted attention, and other global queer news "TWO" feeds via the PRSS EVERY MONDAY @ 14:30 ET on A72.3*, on TUESDAY @ 16:00 ET on Pacifica's KU band, is available online in mono and stereo MP3 files at www.radio4all.net, and is mailed on audiocassette to non-satellite/non-wired stations and to individual subscribers *==> Weekly feeds are scheduled by PRSS on A72.3 through June 2003 <== -------- AIR THE ENTIRE HALF-HOUR AND/OR USE SELECTED SEGMENTS ------ ALWAYS FREE OF CHARGE! USAGE LIMITED ONLY BY TIMELINESS OF NEWS CONTENT! => RUNDOWN <= Opening Teases/Theme Music/Intro Continuity . . . . . . . . . . . . 1:10 SEGMENT #1 ­ NewsWrap: The Australian Capital Territory amends 37 laws to provide more legal protections for gays & lesbians and remove anti-queer discriminatory language; Britain's House of Commons overwhelmingly repeals the notorious Thatcher-era "no promo homo" Section 28, but the real challenge lies ahead in the resistant House of Lords; embattled Welsh Assemblymember from Caerphilly Ron Davies, the subject of a 1998 gay cruising scandal on London's Clapham Commons, ends his 34 year political career after a tabloid accuses him of having gay sex in a public woodland, while candidate from Llanelli John Jenkins drops out of Welsh elections after Conservative Party leaders declare his homophobic Web postings "totally unacceptable"; Russia bans gay men and transgenders from peacetime military service; the U.S. Conservative branch of Judaism agrees to reconsider its bans on ordaining openly-queer clergy and blessing same gender couples, while the Reform branch accepts a transgendered person into its Hebrew Union College for what's believed to be the first time; Muslim clerics lead hundreds in a Dar es Salaam protest of an already-cancelled U.S. gay tour group's visit to Tanzania; 21 of the "Cairo 52" men arrested in a notorious raid on a gay-friendly Nile riverboat club in May 2001 and found guilty in Egypt's Emergency State Security Court in November, are re-convicted in a civilian court; and Thai police officers in form-fitting uniforms are attracting unwanted attention from lustful women -- and gay men (written by CINDY FRIEDMAN, with thanks to GRAHAM UNDERHILL, REX WOCKNER and GREG GORDON, and anchored by CHRISTOPHER GAAL & CINDY FRIEDMAN) [9:45] + Nimmons/"Soul Beneath the Skin" billboard (over "NewsWrap" outro music) [:20]. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10:05 SEGMENT #2 - As the problems confronting gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender students and educators gain more attention, the U.S. public school system has become a hot spot in the larger fight for equality. The latest battleground is in MISSOURI, where on March 5th the state's House Committee on Education voted 13 to 11 to prohibit school districts from adding "sexual orientation" to their non-discrimination policies. If HOUSE BILL 239 passes, local school districts would not be able to expand their non-discrimination policies beyond those specified in state and federal law. Since sexual orientation is not included in those laws, Missouri school districts would be unable to establish policies to protect GLBT students or staff from discrimination or harassment. LINDA WILSON, ["The 10th Voice"/KKFI-Kansas City] spoke this week with ANDY SCHUERMAN, a local high school teacher and member of the statewide advocacy group PROMO (Personal Rights Of Missourians) and GLSEN (Gay Lesbian Straight Education Network) about what impact passage of HB239 would have on him, his colleagues, and GLBT students, and PROMO Executive Director and lobbyist JEFF WUNROW discusses the offensively anti-queer testimony heard by the House committee and what queer activists are doing to fight the bill [www.promoonline.org] (with intro/outro music from "This Kind of Love" by MEG HENTGES). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7:20 SEGMENT #3 ­ "TWO" I.D. by ELLEN DeGENERES [:10] + Ironically the rise in gay visibility since the advent of the modern liberation movement has been far more dramatic than the breakdown of negative stereotypes of gay men. Even as they embrace the message of pride, many gay men simultaneously internalize these negative images. But stereotypes did not ring true to activist and author DAVID NIMMONS, who decided to find out what gay men are really like. Drawing on scientific surveys, anthropological studies, philosophical inquiries and personal observation and anecdotes, he came up with answers that may be surprising to both gays and non-gays alike. This Way Out's BRYAN GOEBEL [with production assistance by PAUL JAFFE] chats with Nimmons about the positive images he profiles in "THE SOUL BENEATH THE SKIN: THE UNSEEN HEARTS AND HABITS OF GAY MEN" [St. Martin's Press] (includes Nimmons reading a brief passage from his book) [8:55]. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9:05 Closing Continuity/Credits. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1:15 TOTAL PROGRAM TIME. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28:55 ----------------------------Please note-------------------------------- Anyone with questions, suggestions, or *news stories* is encouraged to email Coordinating Producer Greg Gordon at TWOradio@aol.co ----------------------------- thanks! --------------------------------- STATION PROMO COPY: ANNCR: NEXT TIME ON "THIS WAY OUT", AN ACTIVIST/AUTHOR SMASHES GAY MALE STEREOTYPES FINDING "SOUL BENEATH THE SKIN", AND THE U.S. STATE OF MISSOURI IS SET TO KICK AROUND ITS QUEER STUDENTS... IN OTHER NEWS, EQUALITY TRIUMPHS IN THE AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY, BRITAIN'S COMMONS CRUSHES "NO PROMO HOMO" SECTION 28, TANZANIAN CLERICS LEAD PROTESTS AGAINST GAY TOURISTS, AN EGYPTIAN CIVILIAN COURT RE-CONVICTS 21 OF THE "CAIRO 52", RUSSIA BANS GAYS FROM MILITARY SERVICE, AND THAI TROOPERS' TIGHT TROUSERS ATTRACT UNWANTED ATTENTION. THOSE STORIES AND MORE THIS WEEK ON "THIS WAY OUT: THE INTERNATIONAL LESBIAN AND GAY RADIO MAGAZINE", ______________________________________ [DAY and TIME] HERE ON __________________________. [STATION] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~> STATIONS: MISSED THE SATELLITE FEED? <~~~~~~~~~~~~~ YOU CAN GET A STEREO OR MONO MP3 FILE OF THE PROGRAM ONLINE AT www.radio4all.net. ******************************************************** On the air since April 1988, "This Way Out" is the multi-award-winning internationally-distributed weekly gay and lesbian radio newsmagazine. The program currently airs on over 135 community radio stations around the world, who receive it via satellite in the U.S. on the Public Radio Satellite System and Pacifica's KU band, in Australia via the Community Broadcasting Association of Australia's ComRadSat, across Europe on World Radio Network's WRN1, worldwide via the A-INFOS Project Internet service at www.radio4all.net, and on tape from the producers. Listeners can also hear "This Way Out" online on PlanetOut at www.planetout.com/radio/programs/two/, on short wave via Costa Rica-based global station RFPI (Radio For Peace International) and on audiocassette by individual subscription. ======================================== For lots of other information about "This Way Out" (including audiocassette subscription information), please visit our Web site at www.thiswayout.org, email us at TWOradio@aol.com, or write to P.O. Box 38327, Los Angeles, CA 90038-0327, U.S.A. ********************************************************* Some "This Way Out" operating expenses are funded by VOLUNTARY "PROGRAM ACQUISITION" PAYMENTS FROM AFFILIATE STATIONS and direct charitable donations from our listeners. "This Way Out" is a tax-exempt 501(c)(3) nonprofit under the corporate name of OVERNIGHT PRODUCTIONS, INC. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ A MESSAGE FROM MARTY DURLIN FOR GENERAL MANAGERS & PROGRAM DIRECTORS Please join KGNU-Boulder, Colorado KDUR-Durango, Colorado and WYEP-Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania with your voluntary support! Dear Friend of This Way Out, Just a handful of syndicated community radio shows really and truly make a difference in our communities. KGNU has found that "This Way Out" is a genuine inspiration for the people of Boulder. It's been nearly 15 years since "This Way Out" went on the air and carrying it was considered kind of risky. Since then many more of our stations have locally produced lesbian and gay programming, but as good as these shows are -- and lots of them were sparked by volunteers who got the idea from "This Way Out" -- they don't provide the international reach that "This Way Out" does. And it's that global perspective, along with the show's stylish production, which I think makes it a favorite with lots of the folks who to listen to our stations... not just the lesbian and gay community. Those of us who are passionate about building a worldwide grassroots radio network appreciate "This Way Out" because it's built on that kind of network. Their team includes volunteer contributors from Canada, Europe, the Middle East, Australia/New Zealand, as well as all over the U.S., and the show is now taking their work to listeners on local stations in more than a half-doz en countries. Another reason we appreciate "This Way Out" is because, in the spirit of real grassroots radio and to ensure that money won't be an obstacle for those who most need the program, the producers have always been committed to distributing the program to stations free of charge. Most of the time they're so "discreetly optimistic" about their financial situation that we all assume that everything's fine and that "This Way Out" will just keep coming down the line to us forever. But this great program could be in jeopardy. Likely because of economic downturn, the money didn't come in last year as expected, though the team worked harder than ever on grant writing and other fundraising efforts. They have a big New Year donor campaign going on with some special deals for listeners, so it's by no means "curtains" yet. However, if they're going to make it over this hump, they could use any help we can offer. A while back "This Way Out" did make it known that voluntary "program acquisition" contributions from stations that carry the show would be more than welcomed and a few of us did respond. KGNU intends to make a donation of $500 to show how we feel about this valuable service. I'm sure there are plenty more stations who can afford to match our commitment. We've been getting it free -- and pitching around it for ourselves -- for years! Please let Coordinating Producer Greg Gordon know that your station has heard the call and is coming forward with a donation. You can e-mail him at TWORadio@aol.com, or call 818-986-4106. Or just send a check made out to either "This Way Out" or to their nonprofit corporate name of Overnight Productions (Inc.) to P.O. Box 38327, Los Angeles, CA, 90038. If after careful thought you really, truly, honestly, and definitely can't come up with even a tiny contribution anytime in the near future, why not drop a note just to add your moral support? It would mean a whole lot to the folks at "This Way Out." Sincerely, Marty Durlin KGNU Station Manager Co-founder, Grassroots Radio Coalition ************************************************************************ Thanks for giving your listeners the chance to discover THIS WAY OUT! ************************************************************************